Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Tony McManus	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

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